Utah Jazz notes: Fesenko has 'best game' says Sloan

INJURY UPDATE: Reserve guard Ronnie Price and backup center Jarron Collins both sat out Sunday.

Collins has tendinitis in his right elbow, which he hurt in an offseason golf-cart accident that also injured twin brother Jason Collins of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Price bruised his lower right leg in Thursday's exhibition loss to Phoenix, an injury sustained when he collided with ex-Jazz forward Louis Amundson.

The Utah Valley product hopes to return soon.

"Nothing major," Price said. "I want to be able to help this team when I'm on the floor and not hurt it. So if I'm not able to defend and run up and down the court and be me, then there's no reason to play."

PERSPECTIVE: The Trail Blazers rested uninjured regulars Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge on Sunday and were without injured Steve Blake, Martell Webster, Channing Frye and Rudy Fernandez.

"You can't be excited about this game," Sloan said. "Their best team was sitting on the bench."

AND FINALLY: Sloan, on the 15-minute, 12-point play of previously injured Carlos Boozer: "He's OK. That's about what I expected: Just to get some minutes out of him, see where he was."

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